I think I am finally back in working order post-ASA. Phewf, that conference really took it out of me–that’s alotta days to be on all the time. Nonetheless, I have to say, overall, a good sociological time was had by all. I think I got everything out of this conference you should–meeting new people, reconnecting with people you’ve met before, hearing some good talks, hearing some iffy talks that make you feel good about your talk, not getting lost and locked out of your hotel room.* I know there’s lots of debate about the usefulness of the Employment Service interviews, but I definitely recommend doing it–a brutal but effective education in learning how to describe your work and how to connect quickly and effectively with different personality types, scholarly backgrounds, etc. I got kind of sad about how worried some of the other grad students waiting for interviews seemed. I found my true hippie nature coming through: Hey, everything is going to be fine, it usually is, you gotta stay positive there’s a long haul ahead. As Dean would say, you gotta womanifest the best.
In other, technical matters: Anyone having trouble (or success?) subscribing to The Skinny Malinky through an RSS feed? I hear reports of trouble in cyberspace.
*See International Association for Science, Technology and Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, 2006.
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Just read this post via google reader. RSS is working great for me.
earlier this evening I walked past a sign for something called the “hynes” and was all, “Why do I know that name?” And then realized it was because you were *just here.*
You’re in Boston? I wonder what it’s like minus approximately a billion sociologists. (That is as close an approximation as I can muster; I do qualitative analysis.) Re: a lunch date — next week my sister is in town (you think you’re the only one with a sister who visits?) and then I am out of town — week of the 18th? (But not the 18th).
No problems with the RSS feed here.
I get this: ERROR: atom is not a valid feed template.
It is, as a friend recently said, “like an episode of Schedules Gone Wild!” around here. I leave the 18th for a week…. to go visit my sister. What? They only come visit us?! But after that. Or really any day in the future now that I am flooded with time.
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